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Nicole Single Mom Faces Jail For Choosing Infant Son over Deployment to Afghanistan

SAVANNAH, Ga. (Nov. 17) -- An Army cook and single mom may face criminal charges after she skipped her deployment flight to Afghanistan because, she said, no one was available to care for her infant son while she was overseas. Spc. Alexis Hutchinson, 21, said she had no choice but to refuse deployment orders because the only family she had to care for her 10-month-old son -- her mother -- was overwhelmed by the task, already caring for three other relatives with health problems. Her civilian at… Continue

Added by Nicole on December 4, 2009 at 7:35pm — 1 Comment

Nicole Autism is on the Rise in Pennsylvania

PA Governor Rendell: New Report Shows Demand for Autism Services will Continue to Rise PA First in Nation to Release Statewide Data HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania is expected to see a continued rise in the number of children and adults living with autism, according to the Pennsylvania Autism Census Project Final Report released today by Governor Edward G. Rendell. "With the release of this report, Pennsylvania becomes the first state in the nation to have data… Continue

Added by Nicole on November 22, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Nicole Bringing Peace Back into the Holiday Season, by Carolyn Feder, Sensory Interior Designer

Carolyn is a past guest on You Aut to Know! Check out the episode here. As soon as a few leaves start turning colors, wonderful images and sensations start forming in my mind. I can practically feel the crispness in the air and imagine the smell of wood-burning fireplaces. The thought of sweet treats makes my mouth water in anticipation. I am ready to put on… Continue

Added by Nicole on November 18, 2009 at 9:16pm — No Comments

Nicole Study on DNA Damage in Children with Autism

DNA repair could lessen autism Thursday, 12 November 2009 University of South Australia South Australian scientists have embarked on a new research program looking at whether DNA damage is greater in children with autism than in children without autism. The University of South Australia’s Sansom Institute for Health Research, together with CSIRO Food and Nutritional Sciences and Flinders University, will also investigate whether certain vitamins and other nutrients can help treat… Continue

Added by Nicole on November 16, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Nicole Including Asperger Syndrome with Autism

The New York Times recently printed an article about the diagnosis of asperger syndrome and how the editors of the DSM V(Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders, version V or 5) are considering having one broad diagnosis of autism that will include it as well as PDD-NOS(Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified) and High Functionin… Continue

Added by Nicole on November 5, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Nicole Profile on the positive effects of charter schools

Wall Street Journal No Child Left Behind New evidence that charter schools help even kids in other schools. Opponents of school choice are running out of excuses as evidence continues to roll in about the positive impact of charter schools. Stanford economist Caroline Hoxby recently found that poor urban children who attend a charter school from kindergarten through 8th grade can close the learning gap with affluent suburban kids by 86% in reading and 66% in math. And now Marcus Winters, who… Continue

Added by Nicole on November 5, 2009 at 9:01am — No Comments

Beth Kelleher Relationship maintenance tips

Hey there y'all, I put together a short article for Examiner.com about some strategies for maintaining relationships while parenting autistic kids, but was wondering about additional ideas, tips, tricks that you might have come up with over time. One of ours is that we usually go to the movies o… Continue

Added by Beth Kelleher on October 20, 2009 at 8:43pm — 1 Comment

Nicole "Inclusion Matters" - New Podcast from The Center for Inclusive Child Care

The Center for Inclusive Child Care has a new podcast entitled “Inclusion Matters” with Cindy Croft and Priscilla Weigel. Each episode deals with strategies for ensuring successful inclusion of children with special needs or behavior challenges in community settings through the lens of an inclusion consultant. Look for upcoming episodes every few weeks on topics like aggression, autism, sensory challenges, and other issues that are important as we work to include all children. Access… Continue

Added by Nicole on October 19, 2009 at 6:31pm — No Comments

Nicole National Women's Law Center offers two Free Tax Credit Webinars

Webinar - Tax Credits Outreach I & II (10/20/09 - 11/10/09) Part I — Tax Credits: What Working Families Need to Know Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern (1 hour) This webinar will explain how tax credits can give working families a leg up and briefly describe some federal and state credits that families should be aware of, including the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, and the new Making Work Pay Credit. This webinar will cover: Th… Continue

Added by Nicole on October 19, 2009 at 12:32pm — No Comments

Nicole Free Communication Devices Available to Pennsylvanians

Forwarded by Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania -- --------------------------------------------- Free communication devices are available to Pennsylvanians through a generous donation from AstraZeneca. The Zam Communicator is a lightweight, two-sided communication device that does NOT generate speech. It was developed to help improve communication between patients who are unable to speak and medical professionals. The device offers a keypad for spelling out words and icons representing… Continue

Added by Nicole on October 14, 2009 at 9:28am — No Comments

Nicole State Budget Impasse and Child Care, Don't Mix**Update**Budget passed on Friday 10/9, the day after this article was originally written.

State budget stalemate strangling a day-care center By Dan Hardy Inquirer Staff Writer On the surface, everything seems just fine at the Radcliffe Learning Center for preschool children in Bucks County's Bristol Borough. Under the supervision of 15 staffers yesterday, 80 children at the center, a former senior-citizen home in a quiet, working-class neighborhood, played games and listened as stories were read to them. But owner Christine DeLuca heads at an ever-faster pace toward impending ru… Continue

Added by Nicole on October 12, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Nicole Disability.gov helps people with disabilities

Website Helps People with Disabilities by Richard Gaudiosi, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist, Philadelphia Social Security touches the lives of people with disabilities every day. That’s why we joined 21 other federal agencies to create www.disability.gov. Disability.gov is a comprehensive website designed to offer people with disabilities access to important information they can use. It's a one-stop website — not only for people with disabilities, but also for older Americans, employ… Continue

Added by Nicole on October 8, 2009 at 1:28pm — No Comments

Nicole Update: Autism now 1 in 91

Wow, two reports with extraordinary instances of children with autism! What are the implications of these numbers on services, research, and awareness? Click here for the PDF info sheet from the American Academy of Pediatrics. A national survey of parents showed the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is approximately 1 in 91 U.S. children. The study, “The Prevalence… Continue

Added by Nicole on October 5, 2009 at 5:08pm — 1 Comment

Nicole Change in Autism Rates - No Longer 1 in 150, now 1 in 100

By Carla K. Johnson | The Associated Press CHICAGO — Two new government studies indicate about 1 in 100 American children have autism disorders — higher than a previous U.S. estimate of 1 in 150. Greater awareness, broader definitions and spotting autism in younger children may explain some of the increase, federal health officials said. “The concern here is that buried in these numbers is a true increase,” said Dr. Thomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health. “We’re goi… Continue

Added by Nicole on October 5, 2009 at 12:13am — No Comments

Nicole Labor Dept to Establish National Tech Assistance Center for Employers on People with Disabilities

U.S. Labor Department awards cooperative agreement to establish national technical assistance center for employers on people with disabilities Cornell University institute selected to lead consortium WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has awarded a cooperative agreement to Cornell University's Employment and Disability Institute, School of Industrial and Labor Relations in Ithaca, N.Y., to establish a national technical assistance center fo… Continue

Added by Nicole on October 4, 2009 at 9:55pm — No Comments

Nicole Dr. Tony Attwood, on Girls and Autism

How relevant, see my blog post about this here.... Continue

Added by Nicole on September 30, 2009 at 11:10pm — No Comments

Nicole The Future of Head Start

from The Early Ed Watch Blog Where is Head Start Heading? Three Potential Tracks Lisa Guernsey - September 21, 2009 - 12:06pm This is the final post in a seven-part series on the future of Head Start. Please join us for a web chat on this topic tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. EDT here at EarlyEdWatch.org in partnership with Politico.com. We invite you to email us questions to get the chat rolling. We started this series with a train metaphor, describing early education programs as trains moving d… Continue

Added by Nicole on September 25, 2009 at 9:45am — No Comments

Nicole Recent study says "Boys who received the hepatitis B vaccine during the first month of life had 2.94 greater odds for ASD"

Something to consider. Check out this recent study done on the effects of the Hep B vaccine. Originally posted here Annals of Epidemiology Vol. 19, No. 9 ABSTRACTS (ACE) September 2009: 651-680 p. 659 P24 HEPATITIS B VACCINATION OF MALE NEONATES AND AUTISM CM Gallagher, MS Goodman, Graduate Program in Public Health, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY PUR… Continue

Added by Nicole on September 17, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Nicole Lo Jacking the Kids

I saw a news article today about how the company Lo Jack, known for its car security just hired someone new to head up its "Safety Net Unit" This unit develops solutions for populations prone to wander, like kids with autism, my kids. Also known as "elopement". I laughed because my image of Lo Jack comes from the movies, where a thief steals a car and then someone activates their lo jack system and the car comes to a hault, foiling the car thief's plan to reap unearned rewards from its many val… Continue

Added by Nicole on September 15, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Nicole Insurers Balk At Modern, Low-Cost Assistive Technology - from disability scoop

By Michelle Diament SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 Text-to-speech applications available on smartphones can do wonders for people with speech impairments. But despite their cheap price tag, insurance providers won’t cover these devices instead favoring expensive, outdated equipment. The reason: under federal insurance guidelines, speech assistance technology is not supposed to allow users other functionality. So, if an insurer provides a PC with speech software, the computer cannot also be used for e-mail… Continue

Added by Nicole on September 15, 2009 at 4:23pm — No Comments

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